To even up the "history months," for the next 3 days, I will continue posting some work by a Black artist.
For "February 29th," I am posting work by Alma Thomas. (2/2)
#BlackHistoryMonth #AlmaThomas #painter
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To even up the "history months," for the next 3 days, I will continue posting some work by a Black artist.
For "February 29th," I am posting work by Alma Thomas. (1/2)
#BlackHistoryMonth #AlmaThomas #painter
@arnekay.bsky.social @srivas.bsky.social y.social @artherstory.bsky.social
The traveling exhibition Composing Color: Paintings by #AlmaThomas opens next at Chicago's Smart Museum of Art, where it runs March 24-July 5, smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/exhibitions/...
Read the illustrated #ArtHerstory review of the SAAM version of the show at artherstory.net/science-natu...
A vertically rectangular abstract painting of small, tesserae-like shapes painted on a white background, almost as though the author had painted a mosaic. According to curator Patricia Hickson’s museum blog post about this work, “The loosely painted but meticulously constructed red shapes have been partially overpainted with the addition of white paint. … The compact forms on the left side of the canvas give way to more airy spacing on the right in an abstract representation of patterns created by light shining through flowers and foliage.”
Red Azaleas Jubilee, 1976, by #AlmaThomas (American, 1891-1978), who died #otd Feb 24. Held by the Wadsworth Atheneum, 5058.sydneyplus.com/argus/final/...
#artherstory #womenartists
small white book with black lettering and four color photos of paintings
*black dimensions in contemporary american art* (1971) preface: edward s. spriggs, #studiomuseum exec dir. intro: david c driskell. bios & color photos of work from 40+ artists. ~$1 at #estatesale 2day. #blackstudies #paperback #almathomas #berniecasey #margaretburroughs #davidhammons #bennyandrews
On a beautiful fall day, homage to #smithsonian and #AlmaThomas
#arthistory #womenartists #occupiedDC #GovernmentShutdown #blackartists
Alma Woodsey Thomas was an African-American artist and art teacher who lived and worked in Washington, D.C., and is now recognized as a major American painter of the 20th century. She is the first African-American woman to be included in the White House's permanent art collection. Thomas is best known for the "exuberant", colorful, abstract paintings that she created after she retired from a 35-year career teaching art at Washington's Shaw Junior High School. In this portrait, fellow American artist Laura Wheeler Waring depicts Thomas in a deep red long-sleeved, buttoned dress, seated in a comfortable white chair with her arms folded across her abdomen, against a backdrop of a dark green background. Her gold bracelets, earrings, and collar clasp on the dress provide golden refinement. She is dignified and composed with her gaze directed slightly off to our right. A dark green backdrop creates a strong contrast with her deep crimson dress, drawing attention to her. The lighting suggests a soft, diffused light source, falling evenly on her features and dress, creating subtle highlights and shadows. Thomas was the first graduate of Howard University's art department, and maintained connections to that university through her life. She achieved success as an African-American female artist despite the segregation and prejudice of her time. Likewise, Waring was an African American artist and educator, most renowned for her realistic portraits, landscapes, still-life, and well-known African American portraitures she made during the Harlem Renaissance. She was one of the few African American artists in France, a turning point of her career and profession where she attained widespread attention, exhibited in Paris, won awards, and spent the next 30 years teaching art at Cheyney University in Pennsylvania. She passed away, at 60, less than a year after completing this elegant painting of Thomas who passed away in 1978 at the age of 86.
Portrait of a Lady (Alma Thomas) by Laura Wheeler Waring (American) - Oil on canvas / 1947 - Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington DC) #WomenInArt #WomenArtists #WomensArt #art #AlmaThomas #LauraWheelerWaring #SAAM #Smithsonian #AfricanAmericanArtist #AfricanAmericanArt #BlackArtist #bskyart
The Alma Thomas House is a historic house in the Logan Circle neighborhood.
Today, I passed by the residence of the renowned artist Alma Thomas, located on 15th Street in Washington, DC. #AlmaThomas #DCArtHistory #WashingtonDCArtists #WashingtonColorSchool
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#blackhistorymonth #history #almathomas #artist
Alma Thomas: the first Black woman to have a show at the Whitney Museum of American Art and to have work acquired by the White House.
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Happy Valentines Day and Happy Philadelphia Eagles Parade Day! Closing out the week focusing on black artists with Mrs. Alma Thoms #AlmaThomas #BlackHistoryMonth #GoBirds
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For Day 3 of Black History Month, art by Alma Thomas (1891-1978), inspiration for today’s art explorations with kiddos.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackMistoryMonth2025 #AlmaThomas #AfricanAmericanArt #Art #AbstractExpressionism
Press Release: “Composing Color: Paintings by #AlmaThomas” Opening February 8 at the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) in #RochesterNY
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Sea blue and lime green with highlights of hot pink and golden yellow come together in this work of Joy in honor of my painting icon, Alma Thomas—the first to graduate from Howard U’s fine art dept in 1924, the first Black woman artist to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art and whose painting, Revelation, was added to the White House Collection by Michelle Obama. Her painting, White Daisies Rhapsody, is on loan from the Smithsonian to Vice President Kamala Harris, who displays the painting created by her fellow Howard U alumna, Thomas, above her desk in the VP office.
For the Fogue Studios and Gallery “Steal Like an Artist” exhibit, I brought 2 Alma Thomas paintings together with joy to create, “Rhapsody (After Alma Thomas)”—do you see which 2?
Day 16 of #ArtAdventCalendar
“Rhapsody (After Alma Thomas)”
Acrylic, 24”x24”
#Art #Painting #AlmaThomas
Our ABLAZE WITH COLOR picture book biography was spotted in the wild 🌟 at the Denver Art Museum by
@dowphumiruk.bsky.social, the amazing illustrator and my fellow East West Literary cohort, at the #AlmaThomas exhibit!
Our #ArtSection has blown back up, just in time for the holidays! #AYearofPicasso #AlbertoBurri #GabrieleMunter #Minimalism #AlmaThomas #GerhardRichter ##SusanRothenberg #Vuillard #EdRuscha #SuzanFrecon #Rogiervanderweyden #BaltimoreBookstore
2) You'll find books about #GeorgiaOKeeffe #LouiseBourgeois #MaryCassatt #LauraWheelerWaring #BeatrixPotter #EdmoniaLewis #FaithRinggold #FlorineStettheimer #AlmaThomas #AugustaSavage #MaudLewis #RuthAsawa #LeonoraCarrington #FridaKahlo #YayoiKusama #RosaBonheur #AlmaThomas & more!
An abstract painting in blue and white
"Composing Color: Paintings by #AlmaThomas from the Smithsonian American Art Museum" is now open at the Denver Art Museum! The show is on view through January 12, 2025, & is included with general admission, free for members & visitors 18 & under.
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See the #AlmaThomas exhibition at SAAM if you can, before it closes this summer (after which it opens at
the Denver Art Museum). Read our thoughts on the show here - artherstory.net/science-natu...
Before heading outside to witness the solar eclipse, immerse yourself in one of the most iconic artworks in
the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection. “The Eclipse” is the last work #AlmaThomas created as part of her “Space” series.
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There are 20 works by the artist currently on display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in (or near!) Composing Color: Paintings by #AlmaThomas.
Read the illustrated #ArtHerstory review of the show at artherstory.net/science-natu...
